New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-24
SHATTERED BY A BOILER.
TWO EXPLOSIONS IN A PATTERSON MILL

THREE OR FOUR DEATHS pRoBABrE-FROM FIFTEEN
- TO TWENTY PEOPLE INJURED.
Two employees Of tho Rogers Locomotive Works In
Paterson, j., named Inglis and Reid, while standing
in the street In front Of the works August To- 1882
saw part OF tho Ivanhoe Paper MILL q few rods up
eprucest. demolished by the explosion Of rotary rag
boiler which injured several employees one OF them IA
tally Yesterday the two men, standing IN the same
spot the portion Of the lyanhoe MIL Knockeo
TO pieces by the explosion OF another rotary
Yesterdays explosion much more serious tnan tna'
Of 1885, II laid large part of tho Ivanhoe MIL and
ak mil, across the street, In ruins and injured number
Of employee some probably fatally while the body OF at
least ono Is thought to he buried In the heaps OF timber
and masonry thar mark the scene.
Tho exact cause Of yesterdays explosion will, proba-
bly, be known but pieces OF the demolished boiler
are much roded and only OF an inch
In thickness and the boiler was old and I'M
at for service The shock of the explosion, which oc
CURED about haltpast o'clock. was terrific twas
heard and felt In distant parts Of the city and broke
large plateglass window In the Office OF the Rogers 10
Conotive Works The boiler house was completely
wrecked. The adjoining buildings were put into Dao
shape the walls threatening to tumble. Inc poer
crashed IN through the roof and few across the street,
droppnc an iron manhoe cover In Its flight The boiler
struck the silk throwing mill Of j. H. Booth Co., oppo
ate and wrecked it, badly fnjung three girls VINO were
In the mill most Of the force having been dismissed
carly The street piled with masses OF shattered
masonry and timbers strewn with steaming rags IRON
the boiler and the scene OF havoc. Great ex-
cftemept prevailed in the Industrial establishments Of
that part of the city The big bell Of the Rogers Works
was rung and its hundreds Of employees marched into
the Tho groans and screams OF the Injured per
sons could be heard above the din, and wild rumors
spread about the city. Police remen and physicians
were teephoned for In haste, and the ambulance con-
veyed several injured persons to st. Josephs Hospital
while vehicles hastily pressed into service took others to
their Fire broke out among the ruins but 1t was
speedily extngushed by the fremen who also did good
service in removing the injured victims from the RUNS
eome of the employees who were hurt were aoie 10 go
home and their names could not be ascertained- The
following is the list Of the more serious casualties
INJURED.
JENKINS WILLIAM living In TOtowa-aye had his scalp car
away II pnonas ds at Joseph
hai been married only about three weeks he was blown
smrs sS u. SasSs ESQ badly injured and
cut the head and fracture of the skull; fatal result
Of smplSys Of , the silk mill
STAFFORD. MAGGIE of Emst employed in silk mill; scalp
MCCORMICK BRIDGET age sixy.ave Of No l4s wayneave;
BxaSS head 4 arsa arm. and
legs; at st. Joseph's Hospital. o.ouo,
Of d and
Topp. DAVID: injured about head and arms.
KssTnY st Sossps Hospital seriously saT hu
CONAN BRDGKr at ST. JOsephs Hospital injuries serious
BuRkK MICHAEL supposed to be buried in the ruins.
The news OF the disaster spread rapidly and great
crowd nocked the The police kept them BACK
while many willing hands at work removing the de-
bria OF tho employees insisted that three or -FOUR
persons still under the ruins The boiler which ex-
poded was to have been replaced In few days with
new one. which is completed and lying on a track IN
Markets. short distance from the scene OF the expo
sion. -
At late hour last night Jcnkinss death was momen-
tariy expected The search Burke In tho ruins was
Abandoned at dark Probably Other bodies are In the
Coroner Hopson has taken charge Of the mead OF
Tho mill was under O different management when
the explosion in 1855 occurred but the name Iyanhoe
GERS are David Scott president, and s. Weber Parker
secretary and treasurer, with office at Nos and
Beck AN ST., Temple Court this city 1t looks as II the
casualties would foot up fifteen or twenty injured and
three or four deaths Those who the explosion say
the boiler went 100 TO $50 feet in the air.